The multi-talented Matt Bellamy will
bring his trademark falsetto and intense guitar shredding to the virtual stage
as an in-game playable rocker in this fall’s highly-anticipated Guitar Hero 5.
In addition to his likeness, the frontman of UK alternative band Muse is
bringing one of the band’s most popular singles, “Plug in Baby,” to the massive
85 song on-disc set list. Bellamy joins Johnny Cash, Carlos Santana and Shirley
Manson as part of the all-star lineup of in-game artists set to appear as
playable characters in Guitar Hero 5.

This September, living room legends
will rock any way they want in Guitar Hero 5. The entire set list is at players’
finger tips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from more than 80 of
the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including The Rolling Stones,
The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Vampire Weekend, plus
more than 25 artists from a variety of music genres that will be making their
music video game debut. Players take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows
gamers to personalize and customize how they experience music by being able to
play with any in-game instrument combination -- multiple vocalists, guitarists,
bassists and drummers, in any game mode. With the game’s all-new Party Play
Mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. Players can now jump
in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session.
Elevating the Guitar Hero® series to new heights with unmatched social gameplay,
an enhanced style, new in-game artists and more rock legends, Guitar Hero 5
features new surprises and challenges that will fire up long-time fret board
fanatics and create a new generation of addicts.

Scheduled to hit store shelves on
September 1, Guitar Hero 5 is rated “T” (Teen – Mild Lyrics, Mild Suggestive
Themes) and will be released for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and
PlayStation 2. For more information about Guitar Hero 5, please visit
gh5.guitarhero.com.

Fans can visit
muse.mu to get the latest news on
Matt Bellamy and Muse, or to take advantage of an exclusive pre-order offer for
the release of the band's upcoming album The Resistance, which hits stores in
the U.S. on September 15.